Composite images are a good way to make polar panoramas. Many people ask "why do you need composite images, isn't 1 picture enough?" To answer that question, NO, 1 pic is NOT enough, and I will tell you why. The photos look better as a planet if they are merged via photoshop. Trust me, for I have to do this for my GT class. Plus, it's easier to skew if you have multiple images.
There are two types of photoshop panoramas. They are polar and spherical. Polar panos look line you created a miniature planet on your image. A spherical panorama looks like you created either a snow-globe, or a tunnel. I find that ironic, as I think it'd make more sense if spherical panos were the planets and the polar panos the tunnels. That is just my opinion. There is probably a good explanation for the naming, but I am unaware of it.
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These worlds look unreal right?
WRONG!!!(hopefully). I take my time to make these worlds look as realistic as possible. When my portrait is in the frame, i'll add some shadows to make it look realistic. I strategically took my photos so the atmosphere of the world would look realistic. In the tunnel ones, i'll add some darkness so that it looks like a real tunnel. I am sure that the finished product will look very convincing.
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